Object

Representation ID: 3506

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: NEAT

The term "Green Belt" does not appear to include all open/green spaces, yet many such spaces are important, especially for urban dwellers who are largely surrounded by brick, stone or concrete. For example, Bolton Road was once a "green corridor", yet 48 houses were built on an adjacent green field, damaging the local biodiversity and removing one of the few remaining vistas.
There is a blurring betwen the need for "housing" and "accommodation", and a lack of convincing evidence that Bradford really needs 22,000 new houses. These figures seem to be influenced by a government that is in cahoots with house-building companies. There is plenty of scope for converting former commercial premises into apartments; and there is a need to warn that population growth cannot continue unchecked without serious and irreversible environmental damage. Bradford is full: If not now, when?